Book: Prelude to a Storm (The Order of the Anakim Book 1) by Cecily Magnon

Cecily Magnon

about this book: Prelude to a Storm is a Young Adult short read that follows Sarah Amalfi and her best friend Samantha into Tijuana, Mexico. The girls quickly find themselves facing circumstances that are both thrilling and terrifying and their lives will be changed forever.

Prelude to a Storm is the prequel to Gathering Storm that picks up some twenty years later with Sarah's daughter.

Prelude to a Storm came about because as I was writing Gathering Storm, I needed to know about Sarah. What was she like? Where did she come from? What happened? All these thoughts were swirling around in my head and Sarah started revealing herself to me. I saw her in my mind -- this beautiful, radiant, but somewhat insecure girl and once that happened, Prelude to a Storm was formed. I had to write about her.

What I learned from writing this book and in writing the series is that love transcends everything. It's at the core of who we are as people and I'm finding that love is the very quality that gives strength to my characters -- like Sarah.

Thank you for considering reading my book(s). I know that you have a lot of choices and the fact that you've given me a little bit of your time, truly means the world to me. I can't even begin to explain how hard my heart is beating with both excitement and nervousness because you may actually have a copy of my book in your hands.